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Cut Flowers – Angelic Vision and Practical Growing
Alan Chadwick opens with herbal remedies and household uses, then delivers a wide-ranging survey of cut flowers from narcissus and anemone through roses, lilies, and chrysanthemums, exploring both practical cultivation and the cosmic philosophy of flowers as angelic symbols. Archive ID: CA1087Type: AudioTitle: Cut Flowers – Angelic Vision and Practical GrowingDate: 16 May 1977Location: Covelo […]
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Cut Flowers – Polyanthus Sweet Pea and Blue Delphiniums
Alan Chadwick surveys cut flowers for the garden, covering polyanthus, sweet pea varieties and cutting technique, delphinium suitability, the Himalayan poppy, and the cornflower as a reliable blue cut flower. Archive ID: CA1297Type: AudioTitle: Cut Flowers – Polyanthus Sweet Pea and Blue DelphiniumsDate: 11 Feb 1976Location: Covelo Village Garden, CATopics: Cut Flowers, Polyanthus, Sweet Pea, […]
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Fruit Tree Protection and Harvesting – Ocean Cycles and Biodynamics
Alan Chadwick covers biodynamic fruit tree protection and the importance of bloom on fruit and vegetables, then gives detailed instruction on clamping and root storage, before closing with a sustained meditation on ocean currents, moon cycles, and cosmic change. Archive ID: CA1021Type: AudioTitle: Fruit Tree Protection and Harvesting – Ocean Cycles and BiodynamicsDate: 1 Oct […]
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Soft Fruits and the Herbaceous Border – Propagation and Vision
Alan Chadwick covers hybridization versus culture, then gives detailed propagation guidance for raspberries, strawberries, currants, and gooseberries, followed by a masterclass on designing perennial and annual herbaceous borders, closing with a philosophical vision of the home garden. Archive ID: CA1020Type: AudioTitle: Soft Fruits and the Herbaceous Border – Propagation and VisionDate: 1 Oct 1972Location: Saratoga […]
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Cultivation and Fertilization – Soil Biodynamics
Alan Chadwick traces cultivation from ancient Greek raised beds through aeration, capillary, and soil breathing, then gives a detailed study of organic fertilization including compost, leaf mold, turf loam, manures, and bone meal. Archive ID: CA1018Type: AudioTitle: Cultivation and Fertilization – Soil BiodynamicsDate: 1 Oct 1972Location: Saratoga Community Garden, CATopics: Cultivation, Soil Aeration, Capillary, Compost, […]
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Garden Philosophy – Tools Slopes and Watering
Alan Chadwick opens with reflections on spiritual education and the garden as oasis, then gives detailed practical instruction on watering, pot plants, tools, and companion planting, followed by Q&A. Archive ID: CA1017Type: AudioTitle: Garden Philosophy – Tools Slopes and WateringDate: 1 Oct 1972Location: Saratoga Community Garden, CATopics: Garden Philosophy, Watering Technique, Tools, Companion Planting, Biodynamics […]
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The Cosmic in Plants – Sun Moon and the Zodiac
Alan Chadwick delivers a sustained two-hour technical study of cosmic forces governing plant life, tracing sun and moon through inclination and declination, the fertile and barren signs, aurora, and the poles. Archive ID: CA1292Type: AudioTitle: The Cosmic in Plants – Sun Moon and the ZodiacDate: 7 Jul 1979Location: Covelo Village Garden, CATopics: Biodynamics, Zodiac, Sun […]
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Scots Thistle, Bees and Dahlia Disbudding
Alan Chadwick covers Onopordum acanthium and its role in soil building, bird life and medicinal history, then discusses garden planning and French Intensive principles before leading a practical outdoor session on planting and disbudding dahlias. Archive ID: CA1291Type: AudioTitle: Scots Thistle, Bees and Dahlia DisbuddingDate: 1976Location: Covelo Village Garden, CATopics: Onopordum acanthium, Thistles, Bees, Dahlias, […]
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Quassia and Echium – Home in the Garden
Alan Chadwick covers Quassia amara as a natural insecticide and Echium as a striking blue flowering biennial, then delivers an extended philosophical discourse on the home and garden as restoration of human destiny. Archive ID: CA1063Type: AudioTitle: Quassia and Echium – Home in the GardenDate: 11 Oct 1976Location: Covelo Village Garden, CATopics: Quassia amara, Echium, […]
